What is your real motivation when making medical decisions? Is
it 'what's in the patient's best interest' or is it 'what will keep
me from getting sued'? The reflexive answer is, of course,
the former, but if you really do some soul-searching, there's
probably a bit of the latter as well. In this episode,...

Have you ever watched a volleyball game and seen the ball fall
between two players? What happened there? It was probably
inadequate or insufficient communication as to who was going to
make the play. The same thing happens in almost every professional
arena: mistakes are made because of poor communication. In...

A day late and a dollar short, but here it is, the Ercast summer
Journal Club. As per usual, boy genius Adam Rowh, MD is in the
house to give his take on the medical literature. In this episode,
we discuss

Cervical spine clearance in the intoxicated patient (can you
remove the collar if they have a negative CT?)

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